Wounds heal, but scars remain. So even with the possibility that one can accept and move forward, it's impossible to forget. Because there will always be an irremovable mark that will remind you of every bit of pain. Growing up without a mother was Zarih's first heartache. It scarred her more than anything else. She sees how her dad grieves for her mom all the time-even after years-and it breaks her. When Zarih learned about the possibility that she might have inherited her mother's heart disease, she knew she couldn't afford to love because she wouldn't want anyone to suffer at her death. She wouldn't want to love someone just to wound him at the end. It was easy not to fall in love, only if Ace Timotheo Salvador, her summer enemy, didn't dare touch her scars... as if they were the most beautiful parts of her existence. Zarih feels like losing it... She wants to love and be loved. Maybe he can heal her scars. Maybe their story is different from her dad's. Maybe they can have a happy ending. Or maybe... She should've not risked it at all. Maybe she could've not scarred her heart more. Finished: July 21, 2022

Most people claim that high school memories are the best. Sa High School mo raw mararanasan lahat. Mula sa samu't saring kahihiyan at 'di mabilang na kalokohan, hanggang sa first crush, first love, at first heartbreak. Maybe you experienced most of your firsts during high school-like Pia. Sophia Joy Alejo, hindi katulad ng pangalan niya na may Joy, her life isn't about rainbows and butterflies. Pia is a frustrated nurse in a public hospital, she has been working for her two younger siblings for six years upon their parents' death. She is serving sick people and although it drains her, she can't stop working-Eh, kasi nga, panganay! Sometimes, she wishes for an escape. How lucky of her to meet Lola Elisa, isang misteryosong tindera na kaya siyang bigyan ng sandaling pahinga. She sold her a DVD-a bizarre DVD. One mysterious movie and an old television brought Pia back to high school. Katulad ng mga pelikula, nabigyan siya ng pagkakataon na ma-replay ang isang yugto ng buhay niya. Does it mean she can also save her failed love with Jacob Rey Silvestre, the married lawyer? Now that she's given a chance to experience a bittersweet part of her life, will she laugh, fall in love, cry, and let her heart break again? Or will she try to change the past to make the present better?

Can't get enough of our beloved QED 4? Do you want to see them camping? How about them playing beach volleyball? Or them enjoying a spring water pool? The CHRONICLES is a collection of fun and light-hearted side stories featuring the QED 4. This is their life outside the intense M plotline.

QED CLUB: the go-to place of students and teachers in Clark High whenever they have mind-boggling mysteries they want solved. For months, club president Loki Mendez has been managing it alone, but circumstances will force him to open its doors to new members: • A female transferee from Manila who's trying to cut off her past and start a new life • A theater actress with retentive memory who's willing to step out of the spotlight • A male transferee with deduction prowess on par with Loki and impressive hand-to-hand combat skills They are not heroes, but when the school is in trouble, the QED Club is always there to save the day. [TIMELINE-WISE, THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK IN THE QED CLUB SERIES.] Original cover design by Candido Jose Caleza, modified by akosiibarra Character illustrations by Chiire Dumo

Most women fall for engineers, doctors, lawyers, architects and businessmen but in my case? I fell in love with an astronaut. Highest rank: 1 Cover is not mine. Credits to the rightful owner.

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MEDTECH SERIES #1 | The Wattys 2022 Shortlist Estelita Isabel Figueroa just graduated from Senior High School, and finally getting a taste of freedom, living in Quezon City adds a check to her long list of bucket list, choosing her degree program--BS in Medical Technology adds another, and her growing obsession with buying indoor plants over the internet might even add another check on that bucket list--recovery. She was finally finding ways to forget the monsters in her nightmares that keep on haunting her. But as she goes on with her healing--that's when things suddenly take an indecisive turn. Started: August 03, 2021 Ended: July 26, 2022 ** Cover by Ajjay Arts

"I thought life was dark, but it turned out to be even darker." After years of suffering torment and abuse, Amira ends up in the home of Minerva Harden, a single mother of twin boys living in the countryside. The Hardens are not a perfect family, but it is the most comfortable place she has ever been. Over time, she slowly embraces her life again as she starts to feel affection for them. However, that comes with the strong fear that once they discover the truth about her, she may lose them or, worse, they may change the way they see her. To stay and dare to see if love is enough to keep them or leave and save herself from devastation, Amira has to decide which path to take, for it is only a matter of time before her secrets start to surface.

Rare Disorder Series #3 complete | unedited With the constant boos and repeated stared downs, Kismet Torianna Diamsay breathed no easy life. She was not given importance, never once appreciated, and was always taken for granted. She was a woman deemed to be cursed and would only bring misfortune to those people around her. That no matter how hard she reached for the highest peak of her life, her disorder itself would make her realize how incapable she was. But behind the walls and from afar, he was there, watching in silence and witnessing how she fought hard to win her battles. Defying all the odds, Tobias Zachary Ramiscal believed that she wasn't just what people called her. Not just someone to be looked down upon. Because despite being abandoned in a vast sea of foes, she was fated to conquer. --- Date Started: November 11, 2021 Date Ended: November 27, 2024

It took me a thousand restless days to make this any sooner, 2197 days to be exact. And finally, I've achieved it. Elois, honey, everything you are and everything about you, I have adored it for the longest of time and so I will continue to till my final breath. I'm Nikolas Yamazawa 16 years from now and I've come from the future to see you. I'm your future husband." The rain started to pour and no one expected it coming. Except for a man who came from the future to make it stop falling.